Our New Year's Eve, the hightide of the trip. We were heading to Mildford Sound from Q'stown. Everybody was excited for the coming big night.

To say goodbye to my past and welcome my future, I need to do something different. On the top of my to-do list, trying to kill myself...the past, Bungy jumping was a good idea. It costs NZ$139. I was running out of cash, the budget is over planed amount. But who cares? I don't want to be regretted. Credit card took care of everything. It was at Kawarau Bridge, a minor jump for 43 meters comparing to the others they did. But I like the feeling there, the bridge is beautiful.

Pretending no fear is one of my talents. I was not shaking or being freaked out at all. However, panic attacked me at the last minute when I moved myself to the edge, the chain was hanging on my feet heavily, trying to drag me down into the deep valley, 43 M looked like killing. One deep breath, I smiled to the camera with a gorgeous pause…almost pi in my pants actually. Then the guy behind me suddenly started to count down, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! He tried to push me out of the edge. I screamed and pushed back: don’t push me!! Almost elbowed him. I need to jump by myself, don’t push me! Therefore, we started over again; I bent my knees, jump! It was not too bad to fall, my hands touched the water surprised me, as I asked for not to. However, the bouncing-back was killing. I was frightened by the big unpredicted 2^nd jump. Finally, it stopped, but I was shaking all over my body. I couldn’t grab the stick that the guy tried to reach me from the boat. Finally, they got me, but I couldn’t move but just lying there for about 1 minute. Thank god, I survived!

The pictures took another NZ$ 45. Expensive, but looks good, nice booty to show around to my friends.

It seems didn’t take long to arrive Milford Sound. Probably I was sleeping all the way to save energy for the big night, just like what I did everyday since the start of this trip:-P. Being calculating, 2 pills of sea sick prevention medicine last night secure myself to enjoy the New Year party. I felt only cold but any sickness. Mildford Sound is beautiful. We sit on the deck enjoying the sun and limited heat receiving in the frozen wind. We saw sea seals, dolphins and did some water activities. Sand fly attacked us on hiyaki, like not eating for 100 years. But didn’t decrease my excitement. It’s time to get ready for pirate party!

I didn’t want to spend money for the pirate stuffs from the Queenstown toyshop. They look so cheap. A patch tied on my face gave me a big-face and ridiculous look, I didn’t like it.

I never attended those parties before. I had no idea for dressing myself up. Even worse, I forgot my high heels in the luggage. On the contrary, my roommates were well prepared. They looked like the actress jumped out from a pirate movie. They gave me a hint that maybe I could use my scarf, like what they did on their head. Kylie was so kind to lend me her earrings. Luckily, my dress and the accessories fit well together. I was even wearing my US$3 slippers, HA!

The music and the activities host sucks. But who cares? From the pictures I took, people were so having fun.

I must drink too fast and too many kinds of alcohol. Finally, 1 champagne excited all the alcohol in my body. Everything was perfect. Sooooooooo much fun! I started to laugh, right after the midnight fireworks. Of course I needed to, I was there with a pile of funny guys having my best New Year party ever! I stretched my arms to hold the New Year. They tried to grab me to the bed. But why should I? I was not sleepy at all! Finally, they got me in my bed. I couldn’t lie down, because I need to laugh with the position on my knee. They tried to stop me to straight up in order not to hit the ceiling not far away. People told me that they were entertained that night. The traffic was busy while Alison tried to find her little kiwi on the ground. She couldn’t sleep without that little kiwi. Jo was running around. I kept slipped out of my room and trying to fall out of the cruise or falling down from the top of ladder. And Kate just sat outside the toilet and crying for the fact that we are leaving each other soon. When Dom came back to our room, I tried to negotiate with her that I could definitely remove my makeup if I could speak English.